Lectures on conversation

Lectures on conversation: vol. 1 & 2

by Sacks, Harvey

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The second half contains the lectures delivered at UC Irvine from Fall 1968 through Spring 1972. Again, Sacks touches on a wide range of subjects, such as the poetics of ordinary talk, the integrative function of public tragedy, and pauses in the spelling of a word. The central theme is storytelling in conversation, with an attendant focus on topic. The volume culminates in the dissertation on adjacency pairs which Sacks delivered in Spring 1972.

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Title Statements

  • Full title :Lectures on conversation : vol. 1 & 2 / Harvey Sacks ; ed. by Gail Jefferson

Summary

The second half contains the lectures delivered at UC Irvine from Fall 1968 through Spring 1972. Again, Sacks touches on a wide range of subjects, such as the poetics of ordinary talk, the integrative function of public tragedy, and pauses in the spelling of a word. The central theme is storytelling in conversation, with an attendant focus on topic. The volume culminates in the dissertation on adjacency pairs which Sacks delivered in Spring 1972.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:1995

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):Blackwell
  • Place of Publication:Oxford
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:1995

The Physical Object

  • Description:v. 1-2 i 1 bd

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:1557867054, 9781557867056
  • oclc:ocn463699098

Table of Contents

Volume 1 Fall 1964 -- Spring 1965; Fall 1965; Spring 1966; Winter 1967; Spring 1967; Fall 1967; Spring 1968. Volume 2: Fall 1968 Winter 1969; Winter 1970; Spring 1970; Winter 1971; Spring 1971; Fall 1971; Spring 1972.

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